How long does AI chatbot development take?
Most Paloren chatbot projects run four to eight weeks from discovery to launch. Simpler assistants with fewer integrations complete faster, while builds that include a company brain, heavy automation or many connections take longer.
The timeline is fixed in the proposal before work begins, and working versions are reviewed with your team throughout so feedback lands early rather than at the end.
What does a custom chatbot cost?
Paloren chatbot development ranges from USD 20,000 to 50,000 depending on integrations, knowledge depth and testing requirements. Adjacent work has its own ranges: AI agents from 40,000 to 90,000, workflow automation from 15,000 to 60,000 and readiness assessments from 8,000.
Ongoing support starts at 2,500 per month for ten hours. Every proposal fixes scope and price before the first sprint.
Can a chatbot connect to our CRM and other tools?
Yes. Paloren builds integrations across CRM platforms, helpdesks, calendars, order systems, databases and document stores, so the chatbot can create records, log conversations, route leads and trigger workflows.
Connections are documented, and your team is trained to maintain them. Where a company brain is needed to unify knowledge, Paloren builds that layer as part of the project or as a follow-on.
Will the chatbot give wrong answers?
Every assistant answers from approved sources and follows escalation rules that define when it must hand over to a person. Testing before launch covers awkward phrasing, multi-part requests and edge cases, and conversations are logged after launch so gaps are found and filled quickly.
Governance rules set who reviews answers and how issues are escalated.
Do we need a readiness assessment first?
Not always. If your knowledge and systems are in reasonable shape, Paloren scopes the build directly. A readiness assessment, starting from USD 8,000 over two to three weeks, is recommended when data quality, system access or AI priorities are unclear.
Its findings feed straight into the build plan, so the cost is never wasted.
Who is behind Paloren?
Paloren was co-founded by Aaron Agius and Alex Agius. Paloren combines implementation, workflow design and practical team training.
Do you work with companies outside your region?
Paloren serves businesses worldwide, and engagements run remotely across time zones with workshops scheduled around your team. Delivery does not depend on a physical office, so planning stays at a country level.
Whether your operations sit in one market or across many, the same staged process, pricing ranges and support options apply.
Can a chatbot handle voice or phone calls?
Text chatbots and voice agents are separate builds. Where requests arrive by phone, Paloren develops AI voice agents and receptionists that answer calls, respond to spoken questions and act on them, typically ranging from USD 25,000 to 60,000 over four to eight weeks.
Many companies begin with a text chatbot and add voice once the knowledge base is proven.
What happens after the chatbot launches?
Handover includes documented integrations, the knowledge base, governance rules and training for your staff. From there, support engagements starting at USD 2,500 per month for ten hours cover content updates, flow improvements, monitoring and new connections.
Your team handles routine edits, and Paloren plans the next steps, whether that is workflow automation, a company brain or AI agents.